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KNOX – Oprah, or maybe John Travolta, buys into the neighbourhood

June 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

OPRAH IS MOVING next door. She just paid $8.3 million US ($6.7 gazillion Cdn) for a 43-acre compound on Washington’s Orcas Island, 35 kilometres east of Sidney. The news [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – ‘When will finance minister answer questions on wildfires?

June 9, 2018 // 1 Comment

House of Commons debate in Question Period on Friday, June 8, 2018. Cathy McLeod, Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC Mr. Speaker, a year ago, B.C. suffered the worst wildfires [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why we fear rattlesnakes more than clowns

June 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

THERE WAS A GUY who lived in our home town when I was growing up who made the local paper every year. He was a minor celebrity, a bit of a folk hero, even, because he killed [Continue]

LETTER – Please stop sullying the reputation of Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie

June 9, 2018 // 10 Comments

Dear Mr. Rothenburger, I agree with your criticism of the proposed removal of Judge Begbie’s statue in New Westminster (I don’t know if the city has done it or not). When [Continue]

PETERS – In the Gold Trail white privilege debate, both sides are right

June 9, 2018 // 1 Comment

THE DEBATE OVER WHITE PRIVILEGE has reached a tipping point in Ashcroft and Cache Creek. When Gold Trail School District Superintendent Teresa Downs and her administration [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – City should be proud of being a hick cowtown

June 8, 2018 // 2 Comments

What was Kamloops thinking about in February of 1988? Running bulls down Victoria Street and celebrating our Western heritage. This “Editor’s Notes” column was [Continue]